Sharing & Creating Memories–Participate in our Class of ’74 Memory Book
/in 50th Reunion, 50th Reunion Welcome /by Shelley Cosgrove DeFordTo commemorate and celebrate our years at Cornell and the 50 years since, we are creating Cornell Class of ’74 Memory Book. Whether you are joining our 50th Reunion in Ithaca, June 6-9, or just joining in spirit, we invite you to share your memories and your life experiences with our classmates.
Our Class of ’74 has engaged a platform, BrightCrowd, which has worked with other universities and Cornell classes during reunions to create these books of memories. BrightCrowd helps classes make wonderful, and secure, memory books.
Each classmate has been invited to make their own page for this memory book. You can share as much, or as little, as you like about yourself, your life, your family, your Cornell memories. It’s very easy, flexible and fun and a great way to reconnect and connect with classmates. You can upload fun old and new photos. You can continue to work on your page until well after our Reunion in June because you will surely be making new memories and new friends that weekend!
Your invitation to participate in this book will comes via email. If you haven’t received one that means we don’t have a good email for you. Please contact one of us with a working email and we will get you your invitation.
Your invitations will comes with detailed instructions. But feel free to send any one of us your questions and we will do our best to answer questions as quickly as possible.
We look forward to seeing you in the Cornell ’74 Memory Book and at our 50th Reunion in Ithaca, June 6-9, 2024.
Marleen Kay Davis, Memory Book Co-Chair, mkdavis@utk.edu
Diane “Kope” Verschure, Memory Book Co-Chair, diane.verschure@gmail.com
Shelley Cosgrove DeFord, Class President, scdeford@gmail.com
50th Reunion Update
/in 50th Reunion, 50th Reunion Welcome /by Shelley Cosgrove DeFordDancing in the Moonlight: Our Notable Class at 50
Let’s celebrate!
Look forward to Reunion favorites and our special events:
- Class headquarters is in Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall—a new residential complex on North Campus. No hills! Enjoy all-day Novick’s Café in RBG for lattes, bubble tea, and snacks.
- Thursday evening Class of ’74 Food and Fun Festival—food trucks, music, hula hoops, and popcorn.
- “Small Talks” by ’74 classmates and faculty—authors, a winemaker, a genealogist, an antiques expert—and “Small Tours” of Cornell Botanic Gardens, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the earth source heat borehole, and the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection.
- Live music from WVBR, featuring classmates playing old and new faves, and video highlights of our class, classmates, and Cornell in the ’70s.
- It’s our 50th! Yikes! You don’t want to miss this Reunion.
Ready to make travel arrangements?
Wonderful! Thinking of staying off-campus? Visit the university Reunion lodging page for information on local hotels. On-campus housing reservations can be made as part of your Reunion registration in early April. Residence halls open at noon on Thursday and check-out is noon on Sunday. We’ll offer a variety of Reunion package and pricing options to flexibly accommodate attendee schedules.
Full registration details will arrive to you in late March/early April.
Questions?
Contact John Foote ’74, jhf25@cornell.edu, 617-833-7252
50th Reunion Affinity Outreach
/in 50th Reunion, 50th Reunion Welcome /by Shelley Cosgrove DeFordIt’s our big 50 and we have a great team reaching out to classmates to encourage everyone to attend the Reunion and to participate in our Memory Book. Mary “Mi” O’Connell and Diane “Kope” VerSchure are leading this effort and have engaged these classmates as Affinity Leaders. See Affinity Leaders below. Please feel free to reach out to Mary or Diane for contact information for your Affinity Leader.
Scott, Mr. Walter C. | Baseball – Manager |
Bogden, Dr. Christopher A. | Crew Lightweight – Team Member |
Levy, Mr. Andrew P. | Fencing Men – Team Members |
Kowalik, Mr. Joseph Thomas Jr. | Football 150 – Team Members |
Corrigan, Mr. John J. | Football Varsity – Team Member |
Russell, Mr. David W. | Golf – Team Members |
Seabury, Dr. Chuck Ward | Gymnastics Men – Captains |
Marrett, Mr. Douglas G. | Hockey Men – Captains |
Smith, Mary Ellen | Hockey Women Ice – Team Member |
Clifford, Mr. Richard H. | Lacrosse Men – Team Members |
Will, Mrs. Carolyn Gregg (Gregg) | Lacrosse Women – Team Members |
Shapiro, Mr. Len J. (Shapiro) | Polo Men – Team Members |
Swanson, Mr. Robert L. Jr. | Sailing Men & Women – Team Mem |
Dremluk, Mr. Robert W. | Soccer Men Team Members |
Pilarz, Mr. Michael | Soccer Men Team Members |
Freerks, Mr. Stan A. | Swimming Men – Team Members |
Kaplan, Mr. Peter D. | Tennis Men – Team Members |
Bob Oelschlager | Track |
Burmeister, Mr. Paul Andrew | Wrestling – Team Members |
Mike Delikat | Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity |
Bernstein, Mr. Andrew N. | Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity |
Willis, Ms. Donna D. (Degarmo) | Alpha Phi Sorority |
Stewart, Mr. Bob V. | Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity |
Malchoff, Mr. Kevin R. | Alpha Zeta Fraternity |
Currier, Mr. Robert G. | Chi Psi Fraternity |
Perry Jacobs | Chi Psi Fraternity |
Denning, Dr. Karen Craft (Craft) | Delta Delta Delta Sorority |
Johnson, Ms. Barbara P. | Delta Gamma Sorority |
Groen, Mr. Fred H. III | Delta Tau Delta Fraternity |
Walter Grote | Delta Upsilon |
Langley, Mr. Dennis J. | Delta Upsilon Fraternity |
Moore, Ms. Elizabeth A. | Kappa PSI Sorority |
Stechschulte, Mrs. Jodi Sielschott (Sielschott) | Kappa PSI Sorority |
Keith Kennedy | Kappa Sigma Fraternity |
Selig, Mr. Stanley H. | Kappa Sigma Fraternity |
Chip Conradi | Phi Gamma Delta |
Frank Herron | Phi Gamma Delta |
Eric Darmstaedter | Phi Gamma Delta |
Seabury, Dr. Chuck Ward | Phi Kappa Psi |
Quain, Dr. Bill J. | Phi Sigma Kappa |
Hintsa, Mrs. Moira Hearne (Hearne) | Pi Beta Phi |
Andrew Alper | Pi Lambda Phi |
Bell, Mr. Bruce A. | Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
Dictor, Mr. Robert J. | Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
Howard, Mr. Walter Q. | Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
Grimshaw, Mr. John S. | Sigma Chi |
Robert Rippe | Sigma Phi Epsilon |
Jim Schoonmaker | Sigma Phi Epsilon |
Peter Muth | Sigma Pi |
Moutner, Mr. David N. | Tau Epsilon Phi |
Wind, Mr. Jack Jay | Tau Kappa Epsilon |
Stewart, Charles Evan Esq. | Theta Delta Chi |
Merri Lloyd | Cornell Women’s Chorus |
Evan Stewart | Cayuga’s Waiters |
Bill Welker (’73) | Glee Club |
Betsy Beach | Sage Chapel Choir |
Dale Lazar | Big Red Band |
Brundage, Mr. Danny | CBAA |
Alexander, Renee T. | Cornell Black Alumni Associat |
John Foote | Quill & Dagger |
Al Van Ranst | Sphinx Head |
Jim Schoonmaker | WVBR |
Bill Howard | Cornell Daily Sun |
Mi O’Connell | Ithaca High |
Doug Swenson | Architects |
Kristen Rupert | Straight Desk |
Beth Aaronson | Risley |
Bonni Schulman Duthcer | Dickson |
Alice Brown | Boldt Hall |
Claudia Benack | U Halls |
Stanley Selig | U Hall #5 |
Jim Schoonmaker | U Halls #4 |